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Cateye provides Katusha with its miniscule Strada Wireless computers. And yes, that's an FSA stem painted and decaled to look like a Deda one (most of the team bikes are fitted with proper Deda stems, though).

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Katusha riders put the power down through Campagnolo Record cranks and Look KéO pedals.

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A collection of Selle San Marco saddles are mounted atop the Katusha team bikes.

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The black paint makes it hard to see but similar slots are featured on the seat stays, too.

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Katusha is using Vredestein tires mounted on Campagnolo rims.

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As with all Tour riders, Katusha has a choice of various rim depths to use for any given stage.

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The Omega Pharma-Lotto team occasionally had Canyon's latest Aeroad CF machine on display but it's yet to be raced in this year's Tour de France.

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Ritchey cockpits are featured on the Omega Pharma-Lotto team bikes.

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Omega Pharma-Lotto is using these unique chain watchers, which mount to the bottle cage bosses instead of the front derailleur tab for a far more secure foundation.

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Look KéO pedals are bolted to the Campagnolo Record cranks of the Omega Pharma-Lotto team.

Lampre-Vini Farnese had previously rolled out the neon yellow edition of Wilier's Cento 1 SL for just its top riders at the Giro d'Italia but saw fit to equip the entire team for the Tour de France.

The Cento 1 SL is a more evolved version of the standard Cento 1, shedding about 130g. It looks the same from the outside but features a more advanced carbon fibre blend and nanoparticle-infused resin than the standard model. The bottom bracket sleeve has been more aggressively machined, there are carbon fibre headset cups in place of aluminium ones, and there's even a pared-down paint finish over the trick new top sheet, which comprises barely more than some clearcoat and a few smatterings of neon green.

Aside from that, the standard Cento 1 design features carry over, including the downward-arcing asymmetrical chain stays looping into stout wishbone-style seat stays, an integrated seat mast, and a square-profile lower head tube.

Team bikes are kitted out in a suitably Italian-themed package. Drivetrain and braking duties are handled by Campagnolo's Record group, wheels are provided by sister company Fulcrum, tires are from Vittoria, and seating arrangements are provided by fi'zi:k.

As with all tour riders, katusha has a choice of various rim depths to use for any given stage.: as with all tour riders, katusha has a choice of various rim depths to use for any given stage.

Katusha's fleet of Ridley Noahs

The Katusha team was again on Ridley frames at this year's Tour de France with riders choosing between the aero-themed Noah and the lighter-weight Helium.

The Noah is a particularly interesting shape, almost being more of a time trial bike than one made for road racing. Key features include the unique split fork blades and seat stays co-developed with the folks at Oval Concepts that are said to help pull air out and away from each wheel's churning spokes, thus reducing drag.

Tube sections are notably deep and teardrop-shaped throughout as well, while the tapered front end and stout bottom bracket construction also suggest good handling precision and drivetrain efficiency.

The Helium, on the other hand, trades in the Noah's aero gains for a more comfortable package that also sheds more than 350g. Tube shapes are much closer to round on Ridley's more all-purpose platform and the seat stays are tiny in comparison to the deep, stout ones on the Noah.

Like the Noah, there's still a focus on drivetrain and handling efficiency, though, with another tapered front end and well-bolstered bottom end.

Katusha's team bikes are draped in a complete Campagnolo Record group from head to toe with Campagnolo also supplying carbon tubular wheels in various depths, all wrapped with Vredestein tires. Cockpit and seating components come courtesy of Deda and Selle San Marco, while Look KéO pedals, Elite bottle cages, and Cateye computers finish out the build.

Omega Pharma-Lotto's Canyon Ultimate CF SLX: function over form

The omega pharma-lotto team occasionally had canyon's latest aeroad cf machine on display but it's yet to be raced in this year's tour de france.: the omega pharma-lotto team occasionally had canyon's latest aeroad cf machine on display but it's yet to be raced in this year's tour de france.

Aside from the water-themed custom paint job of team leader Jurgen Van den Broeck, Omega Pharma-Lotto's starkly painted white-and-black Canyon Ultimate CF SLX are all function and little flash. That being said, Van den Broeck has clearly demonstrated that the function is really all that matters, anyway.

Canyon has concentrated on stiffness-to-weight for its flagship model, which includes a bigger-than-typical 1 1/4"-to-1 1/2" tapered front end, a gigantic head tube-down tube junction, a wildly asymmetrical seat tube, and huge chain stays, all intended to yield as little unwanted frame flex as possible – and as our upcoming firsthand long-term review will soon show, the German company has been quite successful.

One interesting bit of kit that we haven't seen before, though, is the team's chain watchers. As opposed to the rest of the field's catchers that are mounted to the front derailleur braze-on – and thus prone to rotating inwards under load – Omega Pharma-Lotto's are rigidly mounted to the water bottle mounts for a much more secure foundation.

Rabobank's Giant TCR Advanced SL up close

Rabobank is again on giant's tcr advanced sl.: rabobank is again on giant's tcr advanced sl.

Rabobank's Giant TCR Advanced SL

2009 Giro d'Italia winner Denis Menchov and the rest of his Rabobank team once again rode the Tour de France aboard the Giant TCR Advanced SL.

Officially unveiled two years ago, Giant's TCR Advanced SL includes all of the design features now considered virtually compulsory for modern frames: a tapered front end, an extra-wide bottom bracket shell with press-fit cups, an integrated seat mast, and optional internal wiring for Shimano's Dura-Ace Di2 system.

Claimed weight for the frame, fork, seatmast head and hardware is just 1,497g.

Rabobank team bikes are an almost all-Shimano affair with either Dura-Ace 7900 or Di2 complete groups, Dura-Ace carbon tubular wheels of various depths, Dura-Ace pedals, and handlebars, stems, and computers from sister company PRO.

Tyres come from Vittoria, though, and saddles come courtesy of Selle Italia. Bottles and cages are from Dutch company Tacx.

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